Just finished the game, and wow, can't believe how amazing this game is for how little exposure it's gotten. This deserves to be up there with its inspirations. Not only is the deduction mechanism unique and well-designed, but the writing, twists, and secrets land amazingly well. Not to mention the game's length, which is surprisingly long and kept me entertained throughout. Excited to see what you put out next!
Not a big deal but issue report with translation to Japanese (spoiler)
In Japanese, on 04-KI-3-10-11, the usual term "上の階" is written as "上階" thus search for "upstairs" and "上の階" is not matching. Minor but search result issue.
Seriously consider this a masterpiece, omg. I'll be thinking about this game for ages, and now I really want to play games like it. VERY happy you included a notes system (although I still took some physical notes too)
SPOILERS
Only thing I don't get - why is everyone putting everything in the rot13 cipher in the comments? That's the only part I can't find in the game, but there must be something to it? I found 98 files, and I @'s name, but I can't find where the rot13 cipher is (I had to Google rot13 to even understand what rot13 is, lol). If there's more, someone please give me a hint, haha.
I think I finished the game (Is it? Because I feel like there's more 😭) Got me so hooked and used all my remaining 2 brain cells lol. Off to try the games that this took inspiration from 🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️
I really loved this game! When the twists and methods of unlocking some of the final files clicked, it was sooooo satisfying. Also want to say that the (rot13) ubeebe nfcrpg vf haqreengrq! V qrsvavgryl sryy sbe gur pynffvp zlfgrel gebcrf ng svefg :) Thanks again for sharing such a great game for free!
I was able to play with the Japanese version. It was very difficult and interesting.
Let me say one thing that bothered me. 08-DI-2-7-8-9 [8] If you need me, Vic, play the piano in the Living room and I'll come and find you there.
The “Vic” is missing in the Japanese translation, so after that Vic I could not get the clue that Vic goes to play the piano by himself because “Vic” is missing in the Japanese translation.
I got the impression that Damian is asking everyone, including 2, 7, and 9, to use the piano as an emergency call.
I was solving the puzzle on my own and was very frustrated that here Vic was the only one stuck without the idea of using the piano call.
I think this is a translation issue and it would be difficult to address in advance, but it would be nice if it could be corrected for the benefit of subsequent players. thank you!
Loved the game, I got to (rot13) avargl-frira files and I found it (as others put it) challenging while not frustrating to work out, which is the best place to be; sad that my impatience rushed me to the comments before I could reflect on the mechanics of the curse and the dynamics of the ending.
(rot13: V tbg gung crbcyr fgnegrq erzrzorevat gur ivpgvzf orsber qlvat, ohg V qvqa'g trg gb gur "gurl qvr _orpnhfr_ gurl erzrzorerq" + "gurl erzrzorerq gur yngrfg ivpgvz fcrpvsvpnyyl")
Re: the (rot13) qernz file, I think I should go back and understand how to get there without help.
I particularly love the way that roughly after each Act, you work out more of what's going on.
Spoiler discussion in rot13:
Ol gur gvzr lbh'ir svyyrq va nyy bs Npg 1 lbh jbex bhg gur guhaqrepyncf ner jura crbcyr qvr. Ol raq bs Npg 2 lbh'ir ernyvfrq gung crbcyr ner sbetrggvat gur crbcyr jub qvr. Ol npg 3 lbh ernyvfr gur crbcyr jub'er nobhg gb qvr fgneg erzrzorevat whfg n zvahgr orsber gurl qvr. Naq vg'f bayl ol gur raq gung lbh jbex bhg gung vg'f gur bgure jnl nebhaq, gung znxvat crbcyr erzrzore vf jung npghnyyl xvyyf gurz fubegyl nsgrejneqf. Nyfb ernyyl yvxr gur jnl lbh pna jbex bhg fprarf gung ner bhgfvqr gur hfhny cnggrea, yvxr crefba 12, be gur rkgen fprar 25.
Jr qvq guvax gung n srj ovgf frrzrq n ovg neovgenel. Jvgu nyy gur vgrzf yvxr gur cbpxrg jngpu, oenpryrg, evat, qbyy, tha, naq xrl trggvat cnffrq nebhaq, jr jrer fher gurer jbhyq or fbzr jnl gur vgrzf ner xrl gb gur phefr.
Gur raqvat jnf n ovg hafngvfsnpgbel, orpnhfr vg jnfa'g ng nyy pyrne jura guvatf unq ernyyl raqrq. V cnegvphyneyl qba'g yvxr gur jnl gung nabgure rznvy pna neevir ohg lbh qba'g trg nal vaqvpngvba bs vg. Jr jrer fcraqvat n juvyr gelvat gb jbex bhg jung gb qb abj, jnagrq gb tb onpx gb erivrj gur Oevrs, naq jrer fubpxrq gb qvfpbire n frpbaq rznvy. V jvfu gurer unq orra n abgvsvpngvba fbzrjurer "Na rznvy unf neevirq".
Nyfb gurer jrer ybgf bs "[haqrsvarq]"f sybngvat nebhaq nyy gur gvzr, vapyhqvat va gur svany navzngvba.
Sorry to hear about your issues. There's supposed to be a message that appears when you get a new email, and there certainly aren't supposed to be any 'undefineds' floating around!
My best guess is this was caused by loading a save file from before the translation update into the new version. I tried to make the new version backwards compatible but maybe it didn't work here for some reason.
If anyone else experiences this, try using the 'language' command and then selecting which language you want. This should re-update all the translatable UI elements.
Just a tip for anyone playing the game now, I found that using just the “find” command without anything else organized all of the files in an easier to use way than the “list” command does
All around fantastic game, intriguing from the very beginning to beyond The End, I had to force myself to stop playing a couple of nights because it was getting too late.
[ROT13] Erfg va crnpr, Evpuneq Ybatyrl. Ubcrshyyl jr qba'g qvr arkg!
Absolutely amazing, thanks so much for creating this game.
I'm just curious about two things (mandatory rot13 follows):
Vf qernz svyr gur ynfg cvrpr bs gur chmmyr? V xabj gurer'f n anzr uvqqra vafvqr, ohg vf gurer nalguvat gb qvfpbire nsgrejneqf?
Frpbaq guvat- V'z phevbhf nobhg gur unatzna. Vf vg whfg n pyhr be ner jr npghnyyl qbvat fbzrguvat jvgu vg?
EDIT: One thing I feel that would be nice to add is having the introductory text available from main menu. It contains some knowledge that's useful for investigation but almost certain to be missed without knowing things.
This is one of the best free puzzle-ish mystery games I’ve played. Everything is clued fairly, and the final puzzle (which I had to use a tiny little clue) was brilliant.
It’s 3am now. Shouldn’t have started playing at 7pm. Woops.
I really enjoyed playing this. I did end up needing the hint site that was linked a few times because some logical connectors weren't quite intuitive to me. But that's a me thing and not a game thing.
My one piece of minor criticism [rot13]:
Gur pnhfr bs gur phefr orvat nzovthbhf qbrf snyy n yvggyr syng sbe zr. V haqrefgnaq jnagvat Ryrnabe gb or xvaq bs gur erq ureevat, ohg univat vg or frrzvatyl enaqbz uheg gur cngubf sbe zr n ovg.
Sbe zr vg'f zber vagrerfgvat vs gurer vf n ebbg pnhfr gb jul gurfr cnegvphyne crbcyr ner qbbzrq naq ubj gubfr jub ner zber vaabprag tbg pnhtug va gur pebffsver.
V nyjnlf cersre n jryy-frg hc erfbyhgvba gb n 'fhoirefvir' nagv-pyvznk.
Probably one of the most entertaining games of that genre that I have ever played. I really hope dev creates more of those.
But there are a few things: [rot13] - Vg'f abg pyrne ubj crbcyr fhqqrayl erzrzore gur ynfg ivpgvz fb gurl orpbzr gur arkg bar. Fbzrgvzrf vgf na vgrz gung eryngrf gb gur ivpgvz (gur cvnab, gur ubg pubpbyngr, gur evat), ohg fbzrgvzrf vgf abguvat ng nyy. Nebhaq zvqtnzr V gevrq gb svther bhg vs vg jnf n pregnva vgrz gung pneevrf gur "phefr" ohg vg arire znqr frafr.
- V oryvrir gur tnzr pna or svavfurq jvgubhg rira haqrefgnaqvat gur fgbel. Bar pna whfg svther bhg jurer crbcyr jrer be fubhyq or. Vg jnf nznmvat gb erernq gur svefg srj fprarf nsgre svthevat bhg jungf tbvat ba, naq vg qbrf nqq n ybg gb gur fgbel, ohg vgf abg arrqrq gb fbyir gur chmmyr.
No spoilers - although one question I'll ask with ROT13.
First though - @William - Thank you for this game. I hope this is the first of many games I'll play made by you. Congratulations on this, truly. You've made a fan.
Now the q: Nffhzvat gur ahzoref ng gur raq bs gur qernz ner fvzcyl n qngr, V jba'g yvr, V xrrc pbzvat onpx naq gelvat arj ahzoref.. whfg va pnfr. Jnf Nzryvn va gur Yvivat ebbz va jungrire fprarf unccra orsber 01? Unf EY yrsg nal zber svany svyrf? V'ir frra 'GUR RAQ' ohg vgf fb uneq gb gehfg vg.
(no spoilers here) INCREDIBLE GAME!!! such a nice way to use my brain finally. it was a bit frustrating at times and there were moments where i was like "where the hint button :((" but y'know what i'm glad that there wasn't a hint button and i'm glad that i kept going. proud to say i figured out 97/98 files on my own! i say that it was frustrating but tbh if it were any less difficult it probably wouldn't have been this satisfying to complete! thank u for making this game i love u <3
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Just finished the game, and wow, can't believe how amazing this game is for how little exposure it's gotten. This deserves to be up there with its inspirations. Not only is the deduction mechanism unique and well-designed, but the writing, twists, and secrets land amazingly well. Not to mention the game's length, which is surprisingly long and kept me entertained throughout. Excited to see what you put out next!
Not a big deal but issue report with translation to Japanese (spoiler)
In Japanese, on 04-KI-3-10-11, the usual term "上の階" is written as "上階" thus search for "upstairs" and "上の階" is not matching. Minor but search result issue.
Seriously consider this a masterpiece, omg. I'll be thinking about this game for ages, and now I really want to play games like it. VERY happy you included a notes system (although I still took some physical notes too)
SPOILERS
Only thing I don't get - why is everyone putting everything in the rot13 cipher in the comments? That's the only part I can't find in the game, but there must be something to it? I found 98 files, and I @'s name, but I can't find where the rot13 cipher is (I had to Google rot13 to even understand what rot13 is, lol). If there's more, someone please give me a hint, haha.
It's just an easy cipher to use for spoilers, nothing more to it.
I think I finished the game (Is it? Because I feel like there's more 😭) Got me so hooked and used all my remaining 2 brain cells lol. Off to try the games that this took inspiration from 🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️
I ended the game... And I'm still confused. Someone explain. JESUS-
how do i use a note
So you just write "note" and it opens all the notes you wrote, and "note <something>" to add more to the list.
I really loved this game! When the twists and methods of unlocking some of the final files clicked, it was sooooo satisfying. Also want to say that the (rot13) ubeebe nfcrpg vf haqreengrq! V qrsvavgryl sryy sbe gur pynffvp zlfgrel gebcrf ng svefg :) Thanks again for sharing such a great game for free!
I was able to play with the Japanese version. It was very difficult and interesting.
Let me say one thing that bothered me. 08-DI-2-7-8-9 [8] If you need me, Vic, play the piano in the Living room and I'll come and find you there.
The “Vic” is missing in the Japanese translation, so after that Vic I could not get the clue that Vic goes to play the piano by himself because “Vic” is missing in the Japanese translation.
I got the impression that Damian is asking everyone, including 2, 7, and 9, to use the piano as an emergency call.
I was solving the puzzle on my own and was very frustrated that here Vic was the only one stuck without the idea of using the piano call.
I think this is a translation issue and it would be difficult to address in advance, but it would be nice if it could be corrected for the benefit of subsequent players. thank you!
This game has been living in my head rent free since release.... I might need to replay it and hype it up to all my friends again <3
Ok, are there scenes taking place in Helen's bedroom? if so what the hell is the location code?
Yeah, the location is HE. If you want to know when: Gurl'er obgu va vtabenapr.
this was so good i was genuinely immersed the entire time!! love games like this so much
Loved the game, I got to (rot13) avargl-frira files and I found it (as others put it) challenging while not frustrating to work out, which is the best place to be; sad that my impatience rushed me to the comments before I could reflect on the mechanics of the curse and the dynamics of the ending.
(rot13: V tbg gung crbcyr fgnegrq erzrzorevat gur ivpgvzf orsber qlvat, ohg V qvqa'g trg gb gur "gurl qvr _orpnhfr_ gurl erzrzorerq" + "gurl erzrzorerq gur yngrfg ivpgvz fcrpvsvpnyyl")
Re: the (rot13) qernz file, I think I should go back and understand how to get there without help.
Thanks so much, dear author and fellow players!
i freaking lovee this gamee omg, wish there were more games like this
Super cool game!
I particularly love the way that roughly after each Act, you work out more of what's going on.
Spoiler discussion in rot13:
Ol gur gvzr lbh'ir svyyrq va nyy bs Npg 1 lbh jbex bhg gur guhaqrepyncf ner jura crbcyr qvr. Ol raq bs Npg 2 lbh'ir ernyvfrq gung crbcyr ner sbetrggvat gur crbcyr jub qvr. Ol npg 3 lbh ernyvfr gur crbcyr jub'er nobhg gb qvr fgneg erzrzorevat whfg n zvahgr orsber gurl qvr. Naq vg'f bayl ol gur raq gung lbh jbex bhg gung vg'f gur bgure jnl nebhaq, gung znxvat crbcyr erzrzore vf jung npghnyyl xvyyf gurz fubegyl nsgrejneqf. Nyfb ernyyl yvxr gur jnl lbh pna jbex bhg fprarf gung ner bhgfvqr gur hfhny cnggrea, yvxr crefba 12, be gur rkgen fprar 25.
Jr qvq guvax gung n srj ovgf frrzrq n ovg neovgenel. Jvgu nyy gur vgrzf yvxr gur cbpxrg jngpu, oenpryrg, evat, qbyy, tha, naq xrl trggvat cnffrq nebhaq, jr jrer fher gurer jbhyq or fbzr jnl gur vgrzf ner xrl gb gur phefr.
Gur raqvat jnf n ovg hafngvfsnpgbel, orpnhfr vg jnfa'g ng nyy pyrne jura guvatf unq ernyyl raqrq. V cnegvphyneyl qba'g yvxr gur jnl gung nabgure rznvy pna neevir ohg lbh qba'g trg nal vaqvpngvba bs vg. Jr jrer fcraqvat n juvyr gelvat gb jbex bhg jung gb qb abj, jnagrq gb tb onpx gb erivrj gur Oevrs, naq jrer fubpxrq gb qvfpbire n frpbaq rznvy. V jvfu gurer unq orra n abgvsvpngvba fbzrjurer "Na rznvy unf neevirq".
Nyfb gurer jrer ybgf bs "[haqrsvarq]"f sybngvat nebhaq nyy gur gvzr, vapyhqvat va gur svany navzngvba.
Ohg rira jvgu nyy gung fnvq, gur tnzr jnf nznmvat naq V jvfu gurer jrer zber guvatf yvxr vg! Irel jryy qbar naq gunaxf sbe funevat!
Sorry to hear about your issues. There's supposed to be a message that appears when you get a new email, and there certainly aren't supposed to be any 'undefineds' floating around!
My best guess is this was caused by loading a save file from before the translation update into the new version. I tried to make the new version backwards compatible but maybe it didn't work here for some reason.
If anyone else experiences this, try using the 'language' command and then selecting which language you want. This should re-update all the translatable UI elements.
Just a tip for anyone playing the game now, I found that using just the “find” command without anything else organized all of the files in an easier to use way than the “list” command does
All around fantastic game, intriguing from the very beginning to beyond The End, I had to force myself to stop playing a couple of nights because it was getting too late.
[ROT13]
Erfg va crnpr, Evpuneq Ybatyrl. Ubcrshyyl jr qba'g qvr arkg!
Jr fubhyq or svar... nf ybat nf jr qba'g sbejneq bhe svaqvatf gb Nyna Gubznf...
I thought this game would be a lot shorter so happy its not
holy mother of cow that writing was peak. best game if you wanna pass some tine over a short break
It was a great gaming experience, thank you!
I played the Japanese version,
but it seems I can't search for names with the "find" command.
For example,
find john
shows search results in the English version, but I couldn't find it in the Japanese version.
Thank you again for an exciting time!
Thanks for pointing this out! It should now be fixed.
Thank you for the correction. I confirmed that search by name. thanks!
Absolutely amazing, thanks so much for creating this game.
I'm just curious about two things (mandatory rot13 follows):
Vf qernz svyr gur ynfg cvrpr bs gur chmmyr? V xabj gurer'f n anzr uvqqra vafvqr, ohg vf gurer nalguvat gb qvfpbire nsgrejneqf?
Frpbaq guvat- V'z phevbhf nobhg gur unatzna. Vf vg whfg n pyhr be ner jr npghnyyl qbvat fbzrguvat jvgu vg?
EDIT: One thing I feel that would be nice to add is having the introductory text available from main menu. It contains some knowledge that's useful for investigation but almost certain to be missed without knowing things.
It was really interesting. Best game ever.
日本語翻訳してくれた方もありがとうございます。
I loved playing this so much. Love everything about it. Anywhere I can send a few bucks to support the creator?
This is one of the best free puzzle-ish mystery games I’ve played. Everything is clued fairly, and the final puzzle (which I had to use a tiny little clue) was brilliant.
It’s 3am now. Shouldn’t have started playing at 7pm. Woops.
(ROT13 FOR SPOILERS)
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fb @ nxn Evpuneq Ybatyrl unatrq uvzfrys va beqre gb oernx gur phefr? Vf gung jung ur gubhtug bs jura ur fnvq "Tbq V ubcr guvf jbexf"? Uzz ohg qvqa'g Naavr pbzzvg fhvpvqr gbb ohg gur phefr fgvyy tbg gb Wbua? V'z ubarfgyl fcrrpuyrff evtug abj
Ab, vg jnf Xngurevar gung qvrq sebz gur phefr. Gung'f jul bayl n ebyyvat guhaqre jnf urneq jura Wbua qvrq. Naq nyfb jul gur guhaqrepync jnf urneq ng Jvagrepbgr.
V guvax vg jnf zber n zrgncubevpny fhvpvqr guna n yvgreny bar. Evpuneq ernyvmrq ur jnf pubfra sbe uvf gnfx orpnhfr ur jnf n erpyhfr jvgu fb srj uhzna pbaarpgvbaf gung gurer'q or uneqyl nalbar ng evfx bs erzrzorevat uvz jryy rabhtu gb evfx vaurevgvat gur phefr nsgre uvz (fvapr vg'f fcrpvsvpnyyl erzrzorevat gur zbfg erprag ivpgvz gung gevttref vg), fb ur fnpevsvprq uvzfrys fb gung gur phefr jbhyq raq jvgu uvz.
Nyfb, Wbua arire sryy ivpgvz gb gur phefr, juvpu vf jul uvf obql jnf gur bayl bar vqragvsvrq. Wbua bayl pbzzvggrq fhvpvqr orpnhfr ur sbhaq uvzfrys va n fgenatr ubhfr fheebhaqrq ol pbecfrf naq jvgu onfvpnyyl ab zrzbel bs gur cerivbhf 24 ubhef, fb ur nffhzrq ur'q tbar vagb fbzr xvaq bs shthr-fgngr xvyyvat fcerr. Gur arkg phefr ivpgvz nsgre Naavr jnf Xngurevar.
Gur phefr qvqa'g trg gb Wbua. Frrzf yvxr ur xvyyrq uvzfrys ol whzcvat sebz gur Nggvp.
is there supposed to be audio?
No, you're supposed to imagine it.
This game was amazing. I really enjoyed the gameplay and the story. Please make another one similar to this lol xD
I really enjoyed playing this. I did end up needing the hint site that was linked a few times because some logical connectors weren't quite intuitive to me. But that's a me thing and not a game thing.
My one piece of minor criticism [rot13]:
Gur pnhfr bs gur phefr orvat nzovthbhf qbrf snyy n yvggyr syng sbe zr. V haqrefgnaq jnagvat Ryrnabe gb or xvaq bs gur erq ureevat, ohg univat vg or frrzvatyl enaqbz uheg gur cngubf sbe zr n ovg.
Sbe zr vg'f zber vagrerfgvat vs gurer vf n ebbg pnhfr gb jul gurfr cnegvphyne crbcyr ner qbbzrq naq ubj gubfr jub ner zber vaabprag tbg pnhtug va gur pebffsver.
V nyjnlf cersre n jryy-frg hc erfbyhgvba gb n 'fhoirefvir' nagv-pyvznk.
But that's just my storytelling preference.
Probably one of the most entertaining games of that genre that I have ever played. I really hope dev creates more of those.
But there are a few things: [rot13]
- Vg'f abg pyrne ubj crbcyr fhqqrayl erzrzore gur ynfg ivpgvz fb gurl orpbzr gur arkg bar. Fbzrgvzrf vgf na vgrz gung eryngrf gb gur ivpgvz (gur cvnab, gur ubg pubpbyngr, gur evat), ohg fbzrgvzrf vgf abguvat ng nyy. Nebhaq zvqtnzr V gevrq gb svther bhg vs vg jnf n pregnva vgrz gung pneevrf gur "phefr" ohg vg arire znqr frafr.
- V oryvrir gur tnzr pna or svavfurq jvgubhg rira haqrefgnaqvat gur fgbel. Bar pna whfg svther bhg jurer crbcyr jrer be fubhyq or. Vg jnf nznmvat gb erernq gur svefg srj fprarf nsgre svthevat bhg jungf tbvat ba, naq vg qbrf nqq n ybg gb gur fgbel, ohg vgf abg arrqrq gb fbyir gur chmmyr.
No spoilers - although one question I'll ask with ROT13.
First though - @William - Thank you for this game. I hope this is the first of many games I'll play made by you. Congratulations on this, truly. You've made a fan.
Now the q:
Nffhzvat gur ahzoref ng gur raq bs gur qernz ner fvzcyl n qngr, V jba'g yvr, V xrrc pbzvat onpx naq gelvat arj ahzoref.. whfg va pnfr. Jnf Nzryvn va gur Yvivat ebbz va jungrire fprarf unccra orsber 01? Unf EY yrsg nal zber svany svyrf? V'ir frra 'GUR RAQ' ohg vgf fb uneq gb gehfg vg.
> Nffhzvat gur ahzoref ng gur raq bs gur qernz ner fvzcyl n qngr
Vg'f gur vq bs gur fbat va pnfr lbh jnag gb urne vg.
> Jnf Nzryvn va gur Yvivat ebbz va jungrire fprarf unccra orsber 01?
"Vg'f orra fb ybat fvapr V'ir urneq ure cynl... V xarj V erpbtavfrq gung cvrpr sebz fbzrjurer..." - Ehcreg Tnyyrl
"gjryir ivpgvzf sbhaq" - Evpuneq Ybatyrl
Lrnu gung frrzf dhvgr hayvxryl.
(no spoilers here) INCREDIBLE GAME!!! such a nice way to use my brain finally. it was a bit frustrating at times and there were moments where i was like "where the hint button :((" but y'know what i'm glad that there wasn't a hint button and i'm glad that i kept going. proud to say i figured out 97/98 files on my own! i say that it was frustrating but tbh if it were any less difficult it probably wouldn't have been this satisfying to complete! thank u for making this game i love u <3